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Barbarian Days
- A Surfing Life
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
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A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer....
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Excellent, accessible surfing memoir
- By Mr. T. M. Lazarus on 19-02-21
By: William Finnegan
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The Art of Resilience
- Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
- By: Ross Edgley
- Narrated by: Ross Edgley
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848 m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle....
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A dull digital dairy - don’t do it
- By Anonymous User on 18-11-20
By: Ross Edgley
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Team Spirit
- Life and Leadership on One of the World's Toughest Yacht Races
- By: Brendan Hall, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
- Narrated by: Stephen Pilkington
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper's determined journey to victory....
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Perseverance, preparation & understanding people
- By Eggy on 18-04-21
By: Brendan Hall, and others
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Old Man Sailing
- Some Dreams Take a Lifetime
- By: John Passmore
- Narrated by: Charles Robert Fox
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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When COVID-19 struck the UK, the government advised the over-70s to "shield" while the country went into lockdown. One old man went sailing instead....
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Light and fun
- By John on 04-05-22
By: John Passmore
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Why We Swim
- By: Bonnie Tsui
- Narrated by: Angie Kane
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits....
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Fantastic book for the swimmer
- By Doctorludo on 30-01-21
By: Bonnie Tsui
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Waterlog
- By: Roger Deakin
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water....
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A wonderful book. Beautiful prose and narration
- By Miss W. on 19-09-21
By: Roger Deakin
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Barbarian Days
- A Surfing Life
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer....
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Excellent, accessible surfing memoir
- By Mr. T. M. Lazarus on 19-02-21
By: William Finnegan
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The Art of Resilience
- Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
- By: Ross Edgley
- Narrated by: Ross Edgley
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848 m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle....
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A dull digital dairy - don’t do it
- By Anonymous User on 18-11-20
By: Ross Edgley
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Team Spirit
- Life and Leadership on One of the World's Toughest Yacht Races
- By: Brendan Hall, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
- Narrated by: Stephen Pilkington
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper's determined journey to victory....
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Perseverance, preparation & understanding people
- By Eggy on 18-04-21
By: Brendan Hall, and others
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Old Man Sailing
- Some Dreams Take a Lifetime
- By: John Passmore
- Narrated by: Charles Robert Fox
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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When COVID-19 struck the UK, the government advised the over-70s to "shield" while the country went into lockdown. One old man went sailing instead....
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Light and fun
- By John on 04-05-22
By: John Passmore
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Why We Swim
- By: Bonnie Tsui
- Narrated by: Angie Kane
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits....
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Fantastic book for the swimmer
- By Doctorludo on 30-01-21
By: Bonnie Tsui
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Waterlog
- By: Roger Deakin
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water....
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A wonderful book. Beautiful prose and narration
- By Miss W. on 19-09-21
By: Roger Deakin
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The Book of Tides
- By: William Thomson
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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Inspired by his own witnessing of the power of the sea through travelling around Britain's coastline in a panel van with his young family, William Thomson tells the story of the cycles of the sea....
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Delightful, well told easy listen
- By T. Forrester on 04-02-20
By: William Thomson
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Attention All Shipping
- A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast
- By: Charlie Connelly
- Narrated by: Charlie Connelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Yet familiar though the sea areas are by name, few people give much thought to where they are or what they contain. In Attention All Shipping, Charlie Connelly wittily explores the places behind the voice....
By: Charlie Connelly
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Get Real, Get Gone
- How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever...
- By: Rick Page
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping martinis only help cement this image. This book hopes to change all that....
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Temptation Temptation
- By Carpevitae118 on 05-06-21
By: Rick Page
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RYA Yachtmaster Handbook
- By: James Stevens
- Narrated by: Chris R. Wright
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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The RYA Yachtmaster examination is the gold-standard qualification for sail and power boaters the world over. This audiobook is the RYA's official and definitive guide to the Coastal and Offshore exams....
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Good as an overview
- By oliver W. on 13-09-21
By: James Stevens
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Sailing, Yachts and Yarns
- By: Tom Cunliffe
- Narrated by: Tom Cunliffe
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of Tom Cunliffe’s funniest, wisest and most thought-provoking writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly....
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Not that interesting
- By Slowhand on 10-10-20
By: Tom Cunliffe
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RYA VHF Handbook
- By: Melanie Bartlett
- Narrated by: Chris R. Wright
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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From the author of the best-selling RYA Navigation Handbook, this audiobook is based on the RYA’s official title to support the RYA VHF Operator's Short Range Certificate examination....
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hate reading for a course
- By Amazon Customer on 18-01-22
By: Melanie Bartlett
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RYA Start Sailing
- By: Royal Yachting Association
- Narrated by: Chris R. Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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RYA Start Sailing is, quite simply, the audiobook you must have if you want to learn to sail....
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calm voice
- By claire on 19-05-22
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Cocaine + Surfing
- A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair
- By: Chas Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Pile
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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It is likely not terribly surprising that surfers like to party. The 1960-'70s image, bolstered by Tom Wolfe and Big Wednesday, was one of mild outlaws....
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terrible narrator!
- By Gav on 02-07-19
By: Chas Smith
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Afloat
- A Memoir
- By: Danie Couchman
- Narrated by: Danie Couchman
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she's from. At 25, and living in her 17th home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life and makes an impulsive decision: to buy a narrowboat and make it her home....
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Fantastic story! I loved it.
- By Anonymous User on 29-08-20
By: Danie Couchman
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Saltwater in the Blood
- Surfing, Natural Cycles, and the Sea's Power to Heal
- By: Easkey Britton
- Narrated by: Easkey Britton
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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A powerful feminist nature writing by the pioneer of women's big wave surfing in Ireland. Easkey Britton provides a rare female perspective on surfing, exploring the mental skills it fosters and the need to recognize the value of the ocean and of nature's cycles in our lives....
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Weaving together of story, surf, spirit & science
- By Eibhlin Corrigan on 07-10-21
By: Easkey Britton
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To the Ice and Beyond
- Sailing Solo Across 32 Oceans and Seaways
- By: Graeme Kendall
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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All alone for 193 days in his purpose-built yacht Astral Express, New Zealand yachtsman Graeme Kendall crossed 28,000 miles of ocean, facing some of the Earth's most challenging seas....
By: Graeme Kendall
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Sailing to the Edge of Time
- The Promise, the Challenges, and the Freedom of Ocean Voyaging
- By: John Kretschmer
- Narrated by: Matthew Kevin Anderson
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher - as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life....
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outstanding advice really deep details as usual -
- By Ziri on 07-07-20
By: John Kretschmer
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Liferider
- Heart, Body, Soul, and Life Beyond the Ocean
- By: Laird Hamilton, Julian Borra
- Narrated by: Elijah Allan-Blitz, Julian Borra, Gabrielle Reece
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Surfing icon Laird Hamilton offers inspiration to anyone who wants to elevate their ordinary, landlocked lives to do extraordinary things....
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Lairds story and is outlook on life is awesome
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-19
By: Laird Hamilton, and others
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Dare to Do
- Taking on the planet by bike and boat
- By: Sarah Outen
- Narrated by: Sarah Outen
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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In November 2015 Sarah Outen completed her five-year, 25,000 mile journey looping the planet by cycling across Europe, Asia and North America and canoeing and kayaking across the North Pacific....
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Totally mesmerising
- By archimike89 on 16-02-17
By: Sarah Outen
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How to Read Water
- Clues, Signs & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
- By: Tristan Gooley
- Narrated by: Tristan Gooley
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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A must-have book for walkers, sailors and everyone interested in the natural world, How to Read Water unlocks the secrets of water in all its forms....
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Great read (listen)...
- By CJW on 21-07-16
By: Tristan Gooley
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Across Islands and Oceans
- A Journey Alone Around the World By Sail and By Foot
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Spencer King
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of 25 year-old James Baldwin....
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one of the best
- By william r on 27-02-19
By: James Baldwin
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21 Miles
- By: Jessica Hepburn
- Narrated by: Jessica Hepburn
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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After a decade of trying to become a mother - 11 rounds of unsuccessful IVF, multiple miscarriages and a pregnancy which proved almost fatal - Jessica Hepburn knew it was time to do something different....
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Fantastic
- By Rebecca marsh on 29-12-19
By: Jessica Hepburn
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A Race Too Far
- By: Chris Eakin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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In 1968, the Sunday Times organised the Golden Globe race....
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Brilliantly written, brilliantly read
- By Jack of all on 04-10-17
By: Chris Eakin
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Swell
- A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening
- By: Liz Clark
- Narrated by: Liz Clark
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality....
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Not Just For Sailors
- By Jase Moorcroft on 28-06-19
By: Liz Clark
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Salt in the Blood
- Two Philosophers Go to Sea
- By: Patrick Dixon, Sheila Dixon
- Narrated by: Patrick Dixon, Sheila Dixon
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Patrick Dixon spent years working as a doctor at University College Hospital, while his wife, Sheila, was a magistrate - high-pressure careers that demanded long hours away from their home, family and passion for sailing....
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Philosophy of Sailing and life
- By Malcolm Banks on 25-01-22
By: Patrick Dixon, and others
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The Drop
- How the Most Addictive Sport Can Help Us Understand Addiction and Recovery
- By: Thad Ziolkowski
- Narrated by: Joe Knezevich
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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The award-winning author of the acclaimed surf memoir On a Wave illuminates the connection between waves, addiction, and recovery, exploring what surfing can teach us about the powerful undertow of addictive behaviors and the ways to swim free of them....
By: Thad Ziolkowski
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All You Need to Learn About Boating & Sailing
- Going into Uncharted Waters
- By: Matilda Gardner
- Narrated by: Melanie Francisco
- Length: 33 mins
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If you are anything like me, you are anxious to get away from the dock and go out for a day’s sail, and learn how to sail a boat even better than before. But wait, you might be forgetting the most important part of sailing: preparation....
By: Matilda Gardner
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Triathlon Swimming Foundations: A Straightforward System for Making Beginner Triathletes Comfortable and Confident in the Water
- Triathlon Foundations
- By: "Triathlon" Taren Gesell
- Narrated by: Taren Gesell
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Triathlon Swimming Foundations provides a simple, straightforward system developed By a triathlete for triathletes, allowing them to become comfortable and confident in the water using a system of triathlon-specific drills and techniques....
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eye opening
- By Webb on 29-07-21
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Bound for Distant Seas
- A Voyage Alone to Asia Aboard the 28-Foot Sailboat Atom
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Nick O'Kelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Bound for Distant Seas begins sailing author James Baldwin's epic tale of his second circumnavigation....
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Easy, fun, humorous, no nonsense
- By J. Wexler on 21-06-19
By: James Baldwin
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Lisa
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Triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur Lisa Curry has lived her life in the public eye for six decades. In this very personal memoir, she shares the untold story of being Lisa. A swimming prodigy who became one of Australia's first fitness entrepreneurs, Lisa Curry swam to Olympic fame in the '80s and '90s. With celerity and celebrity, she became in equal parts the darling of women's magazines and tabloid fodder, until, at 58, a family tragedy nearly consumed her.
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Admiral Stavridis, a leader in military, international affairs, and national security circles, shares his love of the sea and some of the sources of that affection. The Sailor's Bookshelf offers synopses of fifty books that illustrate the history, importance, lore, and lifestyle of the oceans and of those who "go down to the sea in ships." Divided into four main categories, Admiral Stavridis's choices will appeal to "old salts" and to those who have never known the sights of the ever-changing seascape, nor breathed the tonic of an ocean breeze.
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Long Lost Log
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Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human condition—this witty, well-paced rite of passage set in the 1970s is full of freshness, sexual impulse, and a clash of values. It is a rollicking tale written with verve, full of keen observations, and sparkling with wry humor. Long Lost Log is a period piece for the nostalgic traveler and the armchair adventurer of any age.
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Sometimes life’s waves knock you down; other times, life might seem to sweep you along powerless. But the choice is always yours to swim back up to the light. Legendary world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and international best-selling poet-philosopher Noah benShea join forces to offer you insight on a path of purpose, hope, and faith. This timely guidebook alternates between Tomson’s inspiring experiential essays and benShea’s spiritual commentary that lift the soul.
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How to Battle Seasickness
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Don’t let the debilitating effects of seasickness prevent you from enjoying the things you love. Whether you are a sailor, a casual boater, a fisherman, a seasoned captain, a cruiser, or a frequent traveler, motion sickness can quickly ruin your day. This comprehensive guide provides practical tips, tools, and techniques that will immediately help you—all in an easy-to-use format. This is the ultimate guide to seasickness and motion sickness relief, and provides 100 proven tips to help you get your sea legs.
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On his 43rd birthday, Dick Conant, a golden boy who never quite grew up as those around him expected, stepped into a homemade boat to embark on a journey despite a gathering snowstorm. Among his possessions was a Gideon Bible and biographies of Einstein and Bismark. It was the beginning of an all-consuming odyssey by an unconventional man into the watery arteries of America, a journey to the unreported margins of society.
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Lisa
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Triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur Lisa Curry has lived her life in the public eye for six decades. In this very personal memoir, she shares the untold story of being Lisa. A swimming prodigy who became one of Australia's first fitness entrepreneurs, Lisa Curry swam to Olympic fame in the '80s and '90s. With celerity and celebrity, she became in equal parts the darling of women's magazines and tabloid fodder, until, at 58, a family tragedy nearly consumed her.
By: Lisa Curry, and others
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The Sailor’s Bookshelf
- Fifty Books to Know the Sea
- By: Adm. James Stavridis USN (Ret.)
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
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Admiral Stavridis, a leader in military, international affairs, and national security circles, shares his love of the sea and some of the sources of that affection. The Sailor's Bookshelf offers synopses of fifty books that illustrate the history, importance, lore, and lifestyle of the oceans and of those who "go down to the sea in ships." Divided into four main categories, Admiral Stavridis's choices will appeal to "old salts" and to those who have never known the sights of the ever-changing seascape, nor breathed the tonic of an ocean breeze.
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Long Lost Log
- Diary of a Virgin Sailor
- By: Michael Chapman Pincher
- Narrated by: Michael Chapman Pincher
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human condition—this witty, well-paced rite of passage set in the 1970s is full of freshness, sexual impulse, and a clash of values. It is a rollicking tale written with verve, full of keen observations, and sparkling with wry humor. Long Lost Log is a period piece for the nostalgic traveler and the armchair adventurer of any age.
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The Surfer and the Sage
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Sometimes life’s waves knock you down; other times, life might seem to sweep you along powerless. But the choice is always yours to swim back up to the light. Legendary world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and international best-selling poet-philosopher Noah benShea join forces to offer you insight on a path of purpose, hope, and faith. This timely guidebook alternates between Tomson’s inspiring experiential essays and benShea’s spiritual commentary that lift the soul.
By: Noah benShea, and others
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How to Battle Seasickness
- 100 Tips to Help You Get Your Sea Legs
- By: Michelle Segrest
- Narrated by: Julia Rivera
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Don’t let the debilitating effects of seasickness prevent you from enjoying the things you love. Whether you are a sailor, a casual boater, a fisherman, a seasoned captain, a cruiser, or a frequent traveler, motion sickness can quickly ruin your day. This comprehensive guide provides practical tips, tools, and techniques that will immediately help you—all in an easy-to-use format. This is the ultimate guide to seasickness and motion sickness relief, and provides 100 proven tips to help you get your sea legs.
By: Michelle Segrest
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Riverman
- An American Odyssey
- By: Ben McGrath
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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On his 43rd birthday, Dick Conant, a golden boy who never quite grew up as those around him expected, stepped into a homemade boat to embark on a journey despite a gathering snowstorm. Among his possessions was a Gideon Bible and biographies of Einstein and Bismark. It was the beginning of an all-consuming odyssey by an unconventional man into the watery arteries of America, a journey to the unreported margins of society.
By: Ben McGrath